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    Jason
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    After a VERY long winter recovering from surgery and a
    seemingly longer hiatus from Muni'ing (8 months) I'm finally
    back on the wheel. I've ridden about five times and King Muni-
    Man and I had our first Muni ride out on the trails
    yesterday!

    My surgery went well and I generally feel solid riding but
    it will take some time for me to get back to where I was. I
    had an ACL reconstruction and a bone shaving. My femur and
    tibia have been reshaped by a superb surgeon and I couldn't
    be happier with outcome. I managed 15 years between my last
    surgery and this one so hopefully I'll get a good 10-15
    years this time too.

    My first couple of rides (on the streets) were a bit
    unstable but I'm improving quickly but my riding now
    requires a bit more concentration than it did last year. I
    have the feeling that this may be due to a loss of muscle
    memory and decrease of strength. When we Muni'd yesterday I
    found it challenging to concentrate on both my riding and
    seeking the most rideable lines so I UPD's more often than I
    would have liked. Last year I was able to link to the saddle
    and power through the rougher terrain, yesterday I couldn't
    link as often because I found I needed both my arms to
    maintain my balance. Consequently my feet bounced off the
    pedals a few times on the bumpier parts of the trail and I
    found myself, a few times more than I would have liked,
    lying on the ground contemplating my addiction. (grin)

    King Muni-Man is now 7 yo. It's hard to believe this will be
    his 3rd year of riding. He has an awesome new uni this year
    as he's outgrown the old one. It has a Yuni frame on a Monty
    trials wheelset and Lasco cranks. The saddle is smaller
    (junior) sized Miyata that I was very fortunate to acquire
    thanks to Amy at unicycle.com. Kris Holm is still KMM's hero
    as much as ever, especially since Kris sent him a birthday
    card and autographed picture last year (Thanks Kris!). I
    setup his trials skinnies in the back yard a couple days ago
    and he wants to spend all his time riding. Unfortunately he
    still has a month of school so, in spite of his blatant
    protests, I've had to put a limit on his riding time.

    That's all for now. I just thought I'd let the old timers
    know I'm back in the saddle. There sure are a lot of new
    posters on RSU. I guess the sport is still growing.

    Cheers, Jason

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  2. Tennisgh22
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    did you tear your acl while municycling? Perhaps municycling
    is more dangerous than what i was looking for...

    -grant

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  3. Digitalattritio
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    Great for you man, I hope you get back to normal very quickly 😄

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  4. S_wallis
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    That is great to hear, Jason! Eight months is a long time. I
    have just started riding again after my ACL reconstruction.
    Mine had no complications and was done a very short time
    after the injury so my road to recover was a little shorter
    than yours. I rehabbed heavily and was surprised how strong
    my legs were, but there are other issues. My biggest problem
    now is pattellar pain in both knees, especially the surgery
    knee. My doctor said this is a very common problem after
    surgery and should go away. I also realized that on my last
    two rides I had my seat almost 3/4" lower than I usually set
    it, and my knees hurt bad as a result. That would have made
    them hurt even before the injury.

    I have a little trouble on small bumps sometimes when my leg
    just won't make a quick enough burst to go over it and I
    forward UPD. I think I will be running brakes soon for a
    little more safety on big downhills where I used to not mind
    doing a huge flying forward bail off and hit the ground
    running way below. I have lost the desire to do that
    particular manuever.

    Are you wearing a knee brace? I am using an Innovation
    Sports Edge and am extremely happy with it. I don't like it
    for walking and running and don't use it for that, but when
    riding it really doesn't bother me at all.

    The worst part now is when you are a little sore after a
    ride and think, "oh my god, did I screw it up?". A few days
    later it feels fine, but it is just a scary the next time.
    Of course you have to push it a little to make it strong and
    a little soreness is just part of it.

    Glad you are back riding with KMM and I am sure he is really
    glad. Good luck!

    Scott

    Grant, I Muni all the time and I tore my ACL just riding
    backwards in a parking lot. I could have done it just as
    easily stepping off a curb crooked. The best way to avoid
    knee injury is to build up your quads and hamstrings, and
    all the supporting leg muscles. Weight training and doing
    things like running figure 8's are really good, but of
    course it is hard to find time to do that and ride also.

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  5. Krashin'Kenny
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    Jason, thst's great news. I'm glad to hear you're back in
    the saddle!!

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  6. Jason
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    [quote="S_Wallis"][B]My biggest problem now is pattellar pain in both knees,
    especially the surgery knee.[/quote]

    If you have had a auto graft, where your reconstruction was
    done using a portion of your own patella tendon, then
    patella mobilization exercises are very important to ensure
    proper tracking of the knee cap. I was pretty consistent and
    religious about my petalla mobes.

    I do use a brace. It's an old, 15 year old CGI brace, and
    it's never let me down. I only wear it while I'm riding, and
    I'm told I will no longer need it after this summer.

    I too suffer from some soreness and stiffness. I think it's
    okay to push things a bit but you also have to listen to
    your body.

    Grant, My knee problems are old and have very little to do
    with unicycling or riding Muni.

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  7. S_wallis
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    jason said:

    *

    If you have had a auto graft, where your reconstruction
    was done using a portion of your own patella tendon, then
    patella mobilization exercises are very important to
    ensure proper tracking of the knee cap. I was pretty
    consistent and religious about my petalla mobes.

    I do use a brace. It's an old, 15 year old CGI brace, and
    it's never let me down. I only wear it while I'm riding,
    and I'm told I will no longer need it after this summer.*


    Mine was a hamstring autograft, which my doctor prefers in a
    case like mine to minimize the pateller tracking problem. Of
    course I had to rehab my hamstring which was tough at first
    but it responded well when I started doing more eccentric
    (neg rep) exercises. I have not had patella pain until very
    recently and I have not been good about the mob exercises. I
    need to raise my seat higher than usual and slowly work my

    way down to the low height I like for muni. jason said:

    *I too suffer from some soreness and stiffness. I think
    it's okay to push things a bit but you also have to listen
    to your body. *


    Sometimes when my knee is sore, I rest it for days and it
    doesn't feel beeter until I work it hard again either riding
    or on weight machines, while other times just resting it is
    better. I listen to my body but sometimes I don't know what
    the hell it is talking about. 🙂

    Scott

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  8. U-Turn
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    Welcome back, Jason. Consider doing some bicycling to get
    the strength back without the stressful UPDs. Good luck with
    the summer riding.

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  9. Frank A.
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    Hello Jason, It's good to hear from you again. Glad to see
    that you're "back in the saddle".

    - Frank

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  10. Andrew_carter
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    Congratulations, that's great news!

    Andrew

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  11. Daino149
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    Hey Jason, That's great news! So when's the next time
    you're coming to Hawaii? I got a new Trials and MUni. There
    are also more riders now. I think we can hit some trails
    this time.

    Daniel

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  12. Gild
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    good to have u back jason!
    🙂

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  13. Grogboy
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    UH OH!! THE BOSS HAS TOLD ME TO STOP BEING AN ANNOYANCE!!!
    YOU CAN'T KEEP ME DOWN!! FIGHT THE POWER!!!

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  14. Jason
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    daino149 said:

    *Hey Jason, That's great news! So when's the next time
    you're coming to Hawaii? *

    You have TWO new unis Daniel! You've been a very busy boy,
    what did you get? Right now we have two trips planned for
    Hawaii, one in December and the other in March and I would
    like to bring a couple of Unis on at least one of those
    trips. I was just in Hawaii a few weeks ago but,
    unfortunately, I wasn't able to ride so I spent a lot time
    in the ocean rehabing by knee while enjoying all the fish
    and sea turtles at the same time.

    Thanks for all the encouraging comments everyone. It really
    is great to be back in the saddle.

    Cheers, Jason

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  15. Grogboy
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    i am coming to hawaii soon, theyre meant to be real horny
    [censored] over there

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